The Human Rights Service of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has announced in its latest report that at least 547 civilians were killed or injured as a result of conflicts during the final three months of 2025, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday.
According to the report, 70 people were killed, and 447 others were injured. The organisation also recorded more than 520 arbitrary arrests, 50 cases of ill-treatment of women and men, 14 extrajudicial killings, 28 arbitrary detentions, and at least seven cases of torture and ill-treatment of former military personnel.
UNAMA stated that the Taliban have imposed severe restrictions on women’s rights, banning their access to medical education, health services without a mahram, work in beauty salons, and presence in public spaces.
The organisation also reported the execution of two individuals and the public corporal punishment of 287 others, including women and children, as well as the continued detention of social media users and internet restrictions.
In addition, escalating border tensions between the Taliban and Pakistani forces resulted in more than 500 civilian casualties, including 47 killed and 456 injured, causing widespread physical, psychological, and financial harm to the civilian population.
In its report, UNAMA expressed concern over the intensification of human rights restrictions on women and stated that “extrajudicial killings, torture, and ill-treatment of former members of Afghanistan’s security and defense forces” had been documented.
The report noted that the Taliban Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, in cooperation with other ministries of the group, has enforced regulations focusing on issues such as men’s beards, women’s hijab, mahram requirements, the prohibition of music and images of living beings, and mandatory congregational prayers.
The report states that from October 1 to December 31, 2025, at least 520 cases of “arbitrary” arrest and detention and 50 cases of “ill-treatment” of women and men by the Taliban Morality Police were recorded.
According to UNAMA, these cases were mainly related to issues such as trimming beards or adopting Western-style haircuts, playing or listening to music, and what was described as violations of hijab regulations.
The Taliban Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs instructed mosque imams to address beard shaving as a major sin in their Friday sermons.
Reporter: Ahmad Mansoor